Chapter 50

Looking at Zhou Siwei's astonished expression beside him, Su Xiaofan felt quite helpless.

Today's meal was treated by Zhou Siwei, and the singing was also arranged by Zhou Siwei. Su Xiaofan really didn't intend to steal the spotlight, especially since Zhou Siwei was a very nice person.

Su Xiaofan hardly knew anyone in Yanjing, and the only person he knew, Tong Dongjie, was someone he had only met once yesterday, and yet he ran into him.

"Tong General, these are my classmates."

Su Xiaofan wanted to introduce them, but Tong Dongjie waved his hand and said, "I'll put your expenses on my tab today. Manager Zhang, come over here."

"Tong General, what do you need?"

The club manager, who had been standing nearby, hurried over upon hearing Tong Dongjie's call.

"Register Su's phone number and sign him up for a gold card membership."

Tong Dongjie instructed Manager Zhang, then looked at Su Xiaofan and said, "Su, I have some business to attend to, so I won't be able to stay with you today..."

"Tong General, you're too kind."

Although Tong Dongjie didn't ask any questions and just waived the bill and gave him a card, it was a kind gesture, and Su Xiaofan could only accept it.

"Brother, you're really close to Tong General."

After Tong Dongjie left, Zhou Siwei, who was mostly sober now, looked at Su Xiaofan with a completely different expression.

Others might not know, but Zhou Siwei was very clear that the highest-level card in this club was the platinum card, which allowed the holder to have all expenses waived.

Usually, only Tong Dongjie's most important business partners and some special individuals would enjoy the platinum card treatment.

Below the platinum card was the gold card that Tong Dongjie mentioned.

Gold card members could have the minimum consumption waived, like the 16,888 yuan room fee for singing today.

"I have an elder who knows Tong General, so I'm just benefiting from that connection."

Su Xiaofan explained with a bitter smile, not caring whether others believed him or not.

"Xiaofan, Tong General is the big boss of our company."

Wu Xiaobo's eyes also lit up, "Xiaofan, if there's an opportunity in the future, please help out your old classmate."

The company where Wu Xiaobo was interning was a subsidiary of Tong Dongjie's listed company. Although Tong Dongjie didn't recognize him, Wu Xiaobo immediately recognized their big boss.

"Sure, if there's an opportunity, I'll definitely introduce you to Tong General."

Su Xiaofan knew that if he said he wasn't close to Tong General, it would offend people. Why would someone waive the bill and give a gold card if they weren't close?

Human relationships often change subtly in unexpected ways.

Before Tong Dongjie appeared, Zhou Siwei was the center of attention, and Zhang Ji and others were deliberately trying to please him.

But after Tong Dongjie appeared, almost everyone's attention was focused on Su Xiaofan.

"Mr. Su, if you have time, I'll register you."

After seeing Tong Dongjie off, Manager Zhang appeared beside Su Xiaofan.

"Brother, let's catch up another time. I drank too much today, so I'll head back first."

Seeing Manager Zhang helping Su Xiaofan with the gold card registration, Zhou Siwei, though not angry at Su Xiaofan, felt embarrassed and decided to leave.

...

"Wow, Su Xiaofan, you're really good at hiding your cards."

Sitting in the business car arranged by the club staff, Qi Rouyun smiled and said, "Is this like the plot in novels where a big shot stays low-key and humiliates others?"

"Alright, it's just knowing someone, no need to make a big deal out of it."

Su Xiaofan said irritably, "No big shot, no low-key, I'm just a nobody, and I didn't humiliate anyone. We're all classmates, don't make it so complicated."

"Right, Su Xiaofan is correct."

Sitting behind Qi Rouyun, Mo Zixuan said, "Yunyun, knowing certain people doesn't mean you've reached their level. Only when you reach that level can you use their resources."

Mo Zixuan saw through these things clearly. As the current president of the Yanjing University Student Union, she knew most of the university's alumni.

As the top university in the country, many of Yanjing University's alumni held high positions or became business tycoons, and Mo Zixuan had their contact information.

But this didn't mean Mo Zixuan could be on equal footing with them. After stepping down as the Student Union president, Mo Zixuan was just an alumnus to them.

Of course, with the alumni connection, Mo Zixuan would have more advantages in her future career, whether in politics or business, which was an undeniable fact.

"Mo Senior, please take care of Xiaoxiao in the future. If there's anything, contact me directly."

Thinking of Mo Zixuan's role as the counselor of the special admission class, Su Xiaofan said.

"Sure, no need to be so formal." Mo Zixuan nodded, and she had a good impression of Su Xiaofan.

Usually, classmates who didn't go to college would feel awkward and uneasy at such gatherings.

But Su Xiaofan, from the meal to the singing, always remained composed and dignified.

On the contrary, the observant Mo Zixuan noticed that Su Xiaofan looked at them with the eyes of an adult looking at students.

This indicated that Su Xiaofan, who only had a high school diploma, was doing well, and the appearance of Tong Dongjie confirmed this.

Knowing the potential and future capabilities of the students in the special admission class, Mo Zixuan was very polite to Su Xiaofan.

...

When Su Xiaofan returned to the guesthouse, it was already 1 a.m.

Looking at his phone, he saw a missed video call from his sister. He didn't call back, took a shower, and lay down on the bed.

"When will this update end?"

Looking at the progress bar in his mind, which had increased by only 1%, but was still only at 5%, Su Xiaofan felt like crying.

Updating by only 1% per day, it would take three to four months to complete.

[Warning, warning!]

[Energy insufficient, energy insufficient, update progress 6%...]

[Universal Repair System update stopped!]

While Su Xiaofan was staring at the progress bar, several lines of information suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Huh? What's going on? The update stopped?"

Su Xiaofan noticed the progress bar had disappeared and quickly focused on the information in his mind.

[Universal Repair System, update stopped!]

[Universal Repair System, all things can be repaired]

[Remaining repair points: 135 points]

"What's different from before?"

Looking at the information in his mind, Su Xiaofan was confused. It seemed that except for the name "Universal Repair System," there was no difference from before.

"Right, let's see how many repair points it takes to repair the jade pendant now."

Su Xiaofan focused his attention on the dragon-shaped jade pendant on his chest.

[Universal Repair System: all things can be repaired!]

[Repair points: 135 points]

[Dragon-shaped jade pendant (intermediate-level damaged magical artifact), can be repaired!]

[Repair: deduct 50 repair points, repair?]

[Dragon-shaped jade pendant (intermediate-level damaged magical artifact), can be nurtured in the nurturing pool!]

[Nurture dragon-shaped jade pendant: deduct 5 repair points]

[Nurture duration: 72 hours, nurture?]

"Nurturing pool? What does that mean?"

Su Xiaofan noticed the difference. Compared to before, the word "nurturing pool" appeared in his mind.

Repairing the dragon-shaped jade pendant required 50 repair points.

But nurturing the dragon-shaped jade pendant in the nurturing pool only required 5 repair points, a tenfold reduction in repair point consumption.

"Does nurturing extend the repair time to reduce repair point consumption?"

Looking at the information in his mind, Su Xiaofan guessed.

He was still unclear about the function of the nurturing pool. He didn't know what changes would occur to the dragon-shaped jade pendant after 72 hours of nurturing.

"Why think so much? It only costs 5 repair points, let's try it!"

"Nurture the dragon-shaped jade pendant!" Su Xiaofan thought.

[Deduct repair points: 5 points!]

[Dragon-shaped jade pendant (intermediate-level damaged magical artifact), unusable!]

[Dragon-shaped jade pendant (intermediate-level damaged magical artifact): nurturing, countdown: 71:59:59...]

[Remaining repair points: 130 points]

"Huh? The jade pendant can enter the mind?"

Su Xiaofan felt something missing from his chest, looked down, and saw that the dragon-shaped jade pendant, which had been around his neck, was now in his mind.

The dragon-shaped jade pendant in his mind looked ethereal and floated in a pool of water.

Su Xiaofan knew that must be the nurturing pool of the repair system.

"I wonder if the dragon-shaped jade pendant will become a complete intermediate-level magical artifact or even a high-level magical artifact after nurturing?"

Su Xiaofan was glad that the repair points from absorbing the glass meteorite and Mars meteorite were still there after the system update, allowing him to experiment.

[Song Dynasty porcelain shards, cannot be repaired!]

"At least the repair system can still be used during nurturing."

After sending the dragon-shaped jade pendant to the nurturing pool, Su Xiaofan took out the bag containing the Song Dynasty porcelain shards, and the information immediately appeared in his mind.

"Hehe, I'll go to the antique market tomorrow, find a few items, and quickly pay back Uncle Jing's money."

Seeing the information about the porcelain shards, Su Xiaofan couldn't help but smile.

Actually, whether or not there was a nurturing pool, Su Xiaofan didn't mind as long as the repair system's identification and dating functions still worked.

During the day and a half of the system update, Su Xiaofan had been quite nervous.

Only now did he feel relieved.

"How to convert antiques into cash is still a problem."

Su Xiaofan's face showed worry again.

In the vast Yanjing antique market, Su Xiaofan believed that finding ten or eight good deals was definitely not a problem.

But how to convert the antiques into cash was a bit tricky. He couldn't keep selling them to Jingxin Hall, right?

Finding a good deal once was just good luck.

Finding a good deal twice could be considered a stroke of luck.

But finding good deals repeatedly would make even a fool suspicious. Even Jing Shizhen had been finding good deals in the market for several years.

Moreover, Su Xiaofan knew that although the Yanjing antique market was large, there were only a few well-known antique shops and famous collectors who could afford high-end antiques.

Selling directly to collectors was impossible for Su Xiaofan, as he didn't know anyone or have any connections.

Selling directly to antique shops might let Uncle Jing find out.

Because whenever a big deal or a genuine antique appeared in the market, the news would spread quickly.

When he went to sell antiques, the antique shop might take the items to Uncle Jing for authentication.

So now, Su Xiaofan wasn't thinking about how to find good deals; he needed to think about how to establish a channel to convert antiques into cash.